Reinforced-concrete building



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Patented Aug. 23, 1921*.

J. P. PAULISSEN.

REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING.

APPLICATION FiLED JAN-24, 1921.

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Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.24. 1921.

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J. P. PAULISSEN.

REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDING;

APPLHIATION FiLED JAN 24, 1921.

1,388,752. Patented Aug. 23, 1921.

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I REINFORCED-CONCRETEBUILDING.

T0 all whomit may concern: 1

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. PAULIssnN, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident of Kankakee, in the county of Kankakee and the State of Illinois, have invented cer tain new and useful Improvements in Reinforced-Concrete Buildings, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to; a building structure of reinforced concrete and is especially adapted, in the form shown for fireproof building designed for use as stores, warehouses, or apartments, or the ideas embodied in the structure shown and described may be employed in connection with. buildings of different sizes and used for a great variety of purposes. I do not therefore wish to be limited to a building designed for any particular purpose, or of any special size or design, as the outward appearance of the building and its interior arrangement may be variedtosuit the builderor owner.

My invention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a partial side elevation, the side wall and the rear wall portion of the building being broken away. I F'g. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; V

Fig. 3 is aplan view of a corner portion of the roof, the top covering being removed. 1 Fig. tis a longitudinal section through a portion of the roof. I t Fig. 5 is adetail section through a cornice.

Fig. .6 is a floor section, showing the joint formed between two sections of the floor.

Fig. 7 is a section transversely through a supporting beam and through a portion of the floor, at right angles to the section shown in Fig. 6.

, Fig. 8 is a detail view partly in section showing the method of reinforcing certain floorsupporting beams and securing them to supporting upright columns. f

- Fig. 9 is a cross section through a beam showing the arrangement of the reinforcing elements.

Fig. 10 is a detail section of a portion of an upright showingta wear plate for a bolthead, or nut.

Fig. 11 is a plan view showing the method of tying top beams at theirmeeting ends.

In the construction shown in the drawings I employ concrete piers 1 capped by a metal Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 23, 1921. Application filed January 24,1921. Serial No. 439,443.

cap 1 and in these caps fit the lower ends of i the upright posts of the lower floor. These comprise the corner posts 2, front posts 3 and side posts 4. Extending lengthwise of the building are concrete beams 5, formed adjacent their ends with arches .6, the ends resting on the posts '2 and the ends of the beams meeting on the posts 4, the flanges 6 bearing against the posts on which the beams rest. It will be noted thatthe posts 2 and 4 are duplicated for floors above the first, while the posts 3 on upper floors are replaced by posts 3 with reduced lower end portions.

The beams 5- support joists 7 on which rest floor slabs, also of reinforced concrete, 8, having joints asat 9. At the sides adjacent the front a beam 10 is employed between the uppermost corner post 2 and the post 45 this .beamsloping rearwardly to conform to the inclination of the roof. To the rear of this point the various posts 4* are connected by a tie rod 11. Between the various upright posts shown is placed a filling of brick, as at 16, stone or tile, with such doors and windows as may be required. d I

Extending cross wise of the building and resting on the beam 5 are beams 13 having arched flanges 14 that, bear against. the upright posts 2, 3, or 1 as the case may be. The ends of the beams 13 do'not extend as far beyond the flanges 14 as the beams 5 project beyond the flanges 6, except at the end alining with a post 2, hence a space is left to receive the lower ends of posts 8* between the plane higher than the beams 5. The joists 7 and the beams 13 support the concrete floor slabs 8, details of which are shown in Figs.

6 and 7. These figures showespeciallythe method-of jointing the floors, Fig. 6 being a transverse section through the meeting'portionsoftwo slabs and Fig. 7 a longitudinal section. It will be noted that the form of joint shown in Fig. 7 ,comes on a cross beam, or some other support, such as a joist, while the joint shown in. Fig. 6 maycome at any point. In Fig. 7 ,18 indicates the longitudinal reinforcing of the floor sections, with a, triangular. metal mesh, and in Fig. 6 I

show in cross section cold-twisted bars 23 embedded in the slab above the mesh 18.

Fig. 6shows the formation of joints at thesides of the slabs and Fig. 7 the joints at the slab ends.

The joint in Fig. 6 is practically a tongue and groove joint with a slightly beveled upper portion forming when the two sides are fitted together a small V-n0tch above the tongue and groove.

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The slab ends are beveled their entire thickness so that at the ends a V-joint is formed having a depth equal to the thick ness of the floor. This is lined with roofing composition, also three ply, as at 1.7 and the same roofing composition, 17, is placed under the meeting ends and between the floor slabs and the supporting beam' 13. This joint is also filled in with hot sulfur or asphalt, or other equivalent waterproofing substance.

This construction makes a water tight joint and the three ply roofing allows for expansion and contraction of the concrete slabs and beams.

The roof 24 is also of reinforced concrete and is surmounted by a metal cornice 12, shown in detail in Fig. 5, and in plan view in Wooden cross pieces 25 are em bedoed in the upper face ofthe concrete roofing and are locked in place by metal clamps 26, embedded in the concrete'of the roof and having their upper free end portions bent over th upper faces of the cross pieces 25, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. p

The roof 2 may also be of slabs similar to the flooring and with similarly calked joints, especially where a waterproof formula is employed. In such -case the wooden strips 25 may be omitted. But as shown .in Fig. 4. I complete the roof by placing over the concrete surface, shown in Fig. 3 a four ply tar felt roofing, the first ply being cemented to the concrete and the second nailed to the strips or cross pieces 25. The roof is then covered, about one half inch deep, with gravel 27, bringing it level with the top of the galvanized edging or cor nice 12.

This produces a watertight and fire resisting roof. Also one {practically wind proof.

I11 Figs. 8, 9 and 10 I have illustrated details of the method of reinforcing the various beams and posts.

Referring more especially to Fig. 9 it will be noted that these beams have inserted or embedded in them a series of angle irons 3O grouped so as to form four crosses, each consisting of four of the angle irons. The irons comprising each cross are connected at suitable intervals by rivets or bolts 31, and the four crosses are tied together by metal bars 32. This construction is carried throughout the posts and beams and in addition thereto the beams are additionally reinforced the arches as shown in Fig. 8.

This joint is fitted or lined with three ply roofing composition and the notch filled in with hot sulfur or:

into the upright posts t.

Curved angle irons 32 being embedded in the arches, braced by a cross piece 33, and tied to the irons 30 by tie rods 34.

In the end portions of the beams, projecting beyond the flanges 6 are transverse bars 35 which prevent crushing strains on said. end portions, and these bars extend a slight distance upwardly and downwardly The beams are held securely in position by the bolted angle plates 15, anchored also to the beams by embedded bolts, and by a bolt 37 extending through the lower portion of the flanges and the upright post, and having its head bearing, against an anchored wear plate 38.

The three ply roofing composition employed where two concrete members come in conjunction is indicated, in Fig. .8, at 36. As in the case of the floor joints this allows for expansion and contraction of the cement members. i g

The entire structure forms a rigid, durable, and fireproof building, and the concrete elements of which it is composed may be molded or formed at any desired place and be, readilytransported to and assembled in position.

lVhere wooden floors are desired over the cement floors they may be embedded in the same manner as the roof strips. While I have shown the posts mounted on and bolt ed to piers they may rest on asolid wall of any kind. V

lVhatI claim is 1. In a building,reinforcedconcrete upright members, reinforced concrete beams resting on said upright members, concrete beams at right angles to those first men tioned and having reduced end portions resting on the first mentioned beams, joists carried by the first mentioned beams'and parallel with the second mentioned beams, and'concrete floor sections resting on the second mentioned beams and the joists, said sections having V-shaped joints, a roofing composition fitted into said notches,'and a waterproof filling for said joints, the upper face of the filling being flush with thefioor surface. 7 2. In a building; of the kind described, the combination with concrete upright columns, concrete beams supported by said columns, and reinforced concrete floor sections, said sections having a tongue and groove joint along their sides with a V-shaped groove formed above the tongue and joint, and having beveled ends forming a deep V- shaped groove at the meeting ends of the sections, a roofing composition inserted between the various sections, and a waterproof filler positioned inthe grooves, and flush with the fioor surface. V i

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH P. PAULISSEN, 

